Cytogenetic profile of a thymoma. A case report and review of the literature.

Mirza, I; Kazimi, S N; Ligi, R; Burns, J; Braza, F · Arch Pathol Lab Med · 2000

case_report · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

Cytogenetic analysis of mixed lymphocyte and epithelial thymoma in a nonmyasthenic female patient revealed deletion of part of the short arm of chromosome 6. To our knowledge, this cytogenetic abnormality in a benign thymoma has not been previously described in the literature, which is reviewed.

Medical subject headings